Mayor Geisel and Tour Director Prudhomme Present Details of the Grand Départ Düsseldorf 2017
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In honor of the Grand Départ reception, the Ständehaus in Düsseldorf was lit up in France’s national colors.
Tour director Christian Prudhomme, NRW Minister for Sports Christina Kampmann and Mayor Thomas Geisel
Grand Départ reception at the Düsseldorf Ständehaus
Carnival medal for Tour Director Christian Prudhomme
Cycling legend Bernard Hinault, Mayor Thomas Geisel and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, arrive at the Düsseldorf Airport
Cycling legend Bernard Hinault, Mayor Thomas Geisel and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, arrive at the Stadthalle at Messe Düsseldorf
Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, and Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
Strong media interest at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
Mayor Thomas Geisel, Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, City Manager Burkhard Hintzsche and Regional Transport Minister Dr. Stephan Keller
Messe CEO Werner Dornscheidt at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
Mayor Thomas Geisel and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf
In 2017, the Grand Départ of the Tour de France will take place in the state capital of Düsseldorf. The details about the start of the world’s most famous bicycle race will be shared with the media and the general public by Düsseldorf’s mayor, Thomas Geisel, and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, on January 14, 2016, during a presentation at the Stadthalle/CCD.
A press conference was already held in the morning at the German embassy in Paris.
The presentation in Düsseldorf was transmitted online as a livestream and is still available.
In the evening, there was a reception in the Düsseldorf Ständehaus, which was lit up in the French national colors.